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Calm your nerves by focusing on things you can control

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Karch Kiraly blogs about maintaining composure on the court.

Five Keys to Better Serving

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Players and coaches share their serving secrets.

We May Win and We May Lose…

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BUT NOBODY IS GOING TO OUT HUSTLE US…. That has always been my motto, so much that some of my teams have heard it so many times in huddles they say it in their sleep I bet.

Serving the Ideal Diet for Training, Competition and Recovery

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Evaluating your diet based on your current performance stage

A champions look

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Karch Kiraly talks exuding confidence

Five Things You Shouldn’t do on a Volleyball Court

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Olympic coaches and athletes talk about the do’s and don’ts for on the court

The case for carbs

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Originally published in VolleyballUSA, Winter 2010-11 issue. I can’t tell you how often I hear athletes say they’re going to cut carbs in their diet because they want to drop a few pounds. The strategy goes something like this: Scrambled eggs for breakfast without toast, water during practice, grilled chicked and veggies for dinner –…

Stats for Players and Parents

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Skill performance will ebb and flow, with 50 percent of the time being spent in below average performance for each player. Practice is for RAISING each player’s personal average.

Conditioning

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It is important for you to maintain a high level of fitness in order to compete at your physical capability. Being in shape, like getting proper nutrition, is one of the fundamental skills that sport can help incorporate into your like now that should never stop.

It’s Not Where You Are, It’s Who You Are

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The article summarizes what kids should be learning from fun on the court or field, in practices and games. Some thoughts are volleyball specific, but the majority relate to all sports.